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* The short story ''Bobo's Star'' has kids in the future being given their own miniature star-creation kits at home. The titular character's star turns into a black hole and devours the Earth because [[Not Now, Kiddo|nobody would listen to him]].
* The [[Stephen King]] story "Battleground", part of the "Night Shift" collection, has a hitman who killed a toy designer attacked by an army of toy soldiers, complete with air support. {{spoiler|They eventually kill him by breaking out a tiny nuclear weapon.}}
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** Something similar happens when [[Death Takes a Holiday|Death substitutes for the local Santa equivalent]] in ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''. A little girl asks for a sword (as well as a few other gender-abnormal toys). He gives her one. Only some persuasion from his 'helper' convinces him that giving a small child a few feet of sharp steel might be a bad idea.
** ''[[Discworld/Thud|Thud]]'': Lampshaded where Sam Vimes suspects there are intruders in his house and is looking for a weapon. Sadly, he's in his son's bedroom, and he notes he and his wife completely overlooked the range of toys with sharp steel parts. He settles for the leg of a rocking horse.
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
** Playing cards that [[Made of Explodium|explode]], albeit without much force.
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* ''How To Be A Superhero'' warns the would-be superhero about putting his name to merchendise without checking its safety, citing such previous PR disasters as Captain Feline and Blackie the Wonder-Cat's "Kitty-Fun" playsets (a variety of ways for a child to torture a cat) and the Mr Inferno dressing-up kit (one costume, one bottle of kerosene, one box of matches)
* [[Confessions of Georgia Nicolson|Georgia Nicolson]] worries about her little sister's "Pantalitzer" doll, described as having a terrifying face, steel forks for hands, and easily detachable parts that hurt when thrown at Georgia.
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